The following is a list of football players in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors ranked in the top 30 for total points scored in a career or single season. Points are calculated as 6 points for a touchdown (rushing, receiving or returning - not passing), 3 points for a field goal, 2 points for a two-point conversion (rushing or receiving), and 1 point for an extra point.
Per NCAA rules, stats from bowl games prior to 2002 are not included in these lists.[1]
All records are current as of the end of the 2023 season.
| Player | Pts | RuTD | ReTD | 2PC | FG | PAT | Years | School | ||||
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| 1 | Will Reichard | 547 | 84 | 295 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 2 | Keenan Reynolds | 530 | 88 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 3 | Kenneth Dixon | 522 | 72 | 15 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 4 | Montee Ball | 500 | 77 | 6 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 5 | Austin Seibert | 499 | 63 | 310 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 6 | Zane Gonzalez | 494 | 1 | 96 | 204 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 7 | Christopher Dunn | 491 | 97 | 200 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 8 | Daniel Carlson | 480 | 1 | 92 | 198 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 9 | Travis Prentice | 468 | 73 | 5 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Travis Etienne | 468 | 70 | 8 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 11 | Dustin Hopkins | 466 | 88 | 202 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 12 | Chandler Staton | 464 | 64 | 272 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 13 | Jonathan Barnes | 462 | 81 | 219 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 14 | Ricky Williams | 452 | 72 | 3 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 15 | Aaron Jones | 451 | 59 | 274 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Jaden Oberkrom | 451 | 79 | 214 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 17 | Mike Hunnicut | 450 | 1 | 75 | 219 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 18 | Jameson Vest | 446 | 72 | 230 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Andre Szmyt | 446 | 83 | 197 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 20 | Jake Elliott | 445 | 81 | 202 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 21 | Rodrigo Blankenship | 440 | 80 | 200 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| B. T. Potter | 440 | 70 | 230 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 23 | Kyle Brotzman | 439 | 67 | 238 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 24 | Louie Zervos | 437 | 73 | 218 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 25 | Blake Grupe | 436 | 77 | 205 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 26 | Art Carmody | 433 | 60 | 253 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Ben Grogan | 433 | 68 | 229 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Nick Sciba | 433 | 80 | 193 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 29 | Riley Patterson | 432 | 64 | 240 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 30 | Ross Martin | 430 | 78 | 196 | style= | align=left style= |
| Player | Pts | RuTD | ReTD | RetTD | 2PC | PAT | Year | School | |||
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| 1 | Montee Ball | 236 | 33 | 6 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||
| 2 | Barry Sanders | 222 | 37 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 3 | Devin Singletary | 198 | 32 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 4 | Brock Forsey | 192 | 26 | 6 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| Melvin Gordon | 192 | 29 | 3 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Jay Ajayi | 192 | 28 | 4 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 7 | Keenan Reynolds | 188 | 31 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 8 | Troy Edwards | 186 | 3 | 27 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||
| Kapri Bibbs | 186 | 31 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| 10 | Kevin Smith | 180 | 29 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| Najee Harris | 180 | 26 | 4 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 12 | Terry Metcalf | 174 | 28 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 174 | 26 | 3 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Mike Rozier | 174 | 29 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Anthony Wales | 174 | 27 | 2 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| 16 | Toby Gerhart | 172 | 28 | 2 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 17 | Luke Staley | 170 | 24 | 4 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||
| 18 | Ricky Williams | 168 | 27 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| Lee Suggs | 168 | 27 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Willis McGahee | 168 | 28 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Kenneth Dixon | 168 | 27 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Kenneth Dixon | 168 | 22 | 6 | style= | align=left style= | ||||||
| Derrick Henry | 168 | 28 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Rashaad Penny | 168 | 23 | 2 | 3 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| 25 | Art Luppino | 166 | 21 | 3 | 22 | style= | align=left style= | ||||
| 26 | Leon Burns | 162 | 26 | 1 | style= | align=left style= | |||||
| Ricky Dobbs | 162 | 27 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Collin Klein | 162 | 27 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Bernard Pierce | 162 | 27 | style= | align=left style= | |||||||
| Jeremy McNichols | 162 | 23 | 4 | style= | align=left style= |
Web site: Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards. 2021-12-23. NCAA.